Inventory of Historic Maps of Mississippi,
created 2007-2017,
by Paul Davis
| Title: | [Battle of Ackia.] |
| Author: | [Broutin, Ignace Francois],[d.1751]. |
| Situation Date: | 1736 |
| Publication Date: | [1736?] |
| Type: | Photocopy |
| Features: | Forests, hills, river, ravine, path, Indian settlement, fort and structures, routes of attacking French forces. |
| Comments: | Feature Note: Map shows alphabetical codes, but no key to any features except "B" which is a fort. Wikipedia image link indicates the following key: Translation of the legend: A - Community of Ackia which was attacked. B - Fort Tchouka falaya. C - Fort Apeony where the English had a depot. D - Round fortified cabins. E - Rectangular fortified cabins. F - Fortified cabin Repository Note: [Paris]: [French government archives], [n.d.]. Map used to illustrate an article in the New Orleans Times Picayune 10/10/1937: "This old sketch of the Battle of Ackia, taken from the French government's archives in Paris, was made by an officer who accompanied Governor Bienville's ill-fated expedition in 1736." Color Note: Map via link is in color. |
| Coverage: | Lee County in vicinity of Tupelo |
| Repository: | Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Language: | French |
| Size (inches): | 7 X 7.8 |
| Link: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Broutin-Ackia_4DFC49C.jpg |
